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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Governor-General Dessalines issues a decree from Port-au-Prince on January 14, 1804, allocating 40 gourdes to American captains for each native black or man of color transported back to Hayti from the United States, where they are suffering. A copy is to be sent to the US Congress.
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AU LA MORT.
GOUVERNMENT D'HAYTI.
ARRETE.
Au Quartier-General du Port-au-Prince, le 14 Janvier, 1804, an rer de l'Independence d'Haiti.
Le Gouverneur-General, considerant qu'une grande quantite d'indigenes noirs et jaunes, genissent dans l'etendue des Etats Unis d'Amerique, retenus par defaults de moyens: arrete.
Il sera alloue aux les capitaines Americains, une some de quarante gourdes pour chaque individus qu'ils transporteront en ce pays.
Veut et entend que ledit arrete soit imprime publie et affliche, et qu'un exemplaire en soit adresse directement au Congres des Etats Unis d'Amerique.
Le Gouverneur General,
Signe
DESSALINES.
[TRANSLATION.]
LIBERTY,
OR DEATH.
GOVERNMENT OF HAYTI.
ARRETE.
Head quarters, Port-au-Prince, Jan. 14, 1st year of the Independence of Hayti,
The governor-general, considering that a great number of native blacks and men of color are suffering in the United States of America, for want of the means of returning: decrees,
'There shall be allowed to the captains of American vessels the sum of forty dollars for each individual they may restore to this country.
H. orders, that this decree shall be printed, published, and posted up; and that a copy thereof be immediately forwarded to the Congress of the United States.
By the Governor-General,
Signed,
DESSALINES.
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Primary Location
Port Au Prince, Hayti
Event Date
1804 01 14
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allowance of 40 gourdes (or dollars in translation) per individual transported back to hayti; decree to be printed, published, posted, and sent to us congress.
Event Details
The Governor-General decrees that American captains receive 40 gourdes for each native black or man of color they transport from the United States back to Hayti, where many are suffering due to lack of means to return.